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Three readers share their experiences in building their own RAID 5 NASes.
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New to the Charts: Netgear ReadyNAS Duo
Netgear's ReadyNAS Duo has finally made it onto the SmallNetBuilder test bench and into the NAS Charts. And this highly-anticipated dual-drive NAS based on the acquired Infrant's X-RAID technology doesn't disappoint.
How To Add a Cellular Trunk to Your VoIP System
In Part 1 of a two part series, Michael Graves shows you wow to reach out and touch the world by adding a cellular trunk line to an Asterisk-based VoIP system.
Iomega 200rl Review: Fast but Unfinished Rackmount NAS
Iomega's new rackmount Linux-based RAID 5 NAS tops our NAS Performance Charts, but has a rough-around-the-edges feel.
CopperGate Buys Conexant’s HomePlug AV Biz
CopperGate Communications today announced the purchase of the HomePlug AV business from Conexant Systems. CopperGate said it is now the first semiconductor company with home networking technologies supporting all three wire types – coax, phone and power.
Wi-Fi With Years of Battery Life?
RF Digital, a manufacturer of specialized wireless subsystems, today said it has developed the first Wi-Fi module that it claims can provide "up to a decade" of battery life operating on a single AA battery.
Buffalo adds iSCSI NASes
Buffalo Technology today expanded its TeraStation NAS line to include iSCSI-based products.
The TeraStation iSCSI and TeraStation iSCSI Rackmount each feature four hot-swap SATA drives and support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 modes. Network connection is via a single 10/100/1000 Ethernet port.
How To Securely Browse from Anywhere using Hamachi and Squid
You can securely browse the web from any public location by using a secure web proxy.
New to the Charts: Trendnet TS-S402 2-Bay SATA I/II Network Storage Enclosure
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Trendnet's TS-S402 2-Bay SATA I/II Network Storage Enclosure represents the high end of the company's networked storage products. But, similar to many other Trendnet products that we've reviewed, the build quality definitely conveys a generic OEM feel.
QNAP adds higher-performance TS-109 and TS-209 NASes
QNAP Systems recently announced the next generation of its one ...
Synology announces SMB / Enterprise RAID NAS trio
Synology today announced three new high-performance SATA NAS Servers that offer up to 4TB capacity and claim 49MB/sec RAID 5 reads, and up to 30MB/sec RAID 5 writes.
New to the Charts: Netgear WNDR3300 RangeMax Dual-Band Wireless N Router
The Netgear WNDR3300 RangeMax Dual-Band Wireless N Router has been added to the Wireless and Router Charts. In an effort to drive down the cost of dual-band two-radio draft 11n routers, the WNDR3300 takes the unique approach of using an 802.11b/g second radio.